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School: Cnocán Mhichil Naofa (Clochar)

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Claremorris, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
an tSiúr Síle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0098, Page 427

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    Our churn is six feet high and three feet wide, and it is about sixty years old It is a dash churn, and we make it once every week. My Father who makes it, and I help him, When the churning is made my Mother takes out the butter and makes it in rolls, then there does be buttermilk left in the churn and my Mother makes cakes with it, There is something said to happen anybody who brings in milk to a neighbour, it is said that persons cows never will have half as much milk as they used have
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eda Mangan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Claremorris, Co. Mayo